Home of the Year

Electronic House Home of the Year Awards showcase technologies and systems for the whole home. Each year Electronic House picks the best homes, submitted for judging by professional home automation and home theater integrators, in several categories, including: Best Integrated Home Over $50,000; Best Media Room; and Best Home Theater Over $100,000.

The 2015 Home of the Year awards highlight superb, customized innovation in 26 award-winning homes. We pay tribute to the innovative products and systems that are changing the way people live in their homes.

It’s also our chance to recognize the super installers who have so beautifully integrated these products and systems into the architecture

DURING THE OFF-SEASON you might find Indianapolis Colts placekicker Adam Vinatieri donned in hunting gear tracking down his next big score. When he’s not sending the pigskins through goalposts, the avid hunter, outdoorsman and home theater enthusiasts likes to get back to nature, adding to his collection of prized game.

EVERY DAY WE BECOME MORE RELIANT on the technologies that surround us and become more comfortable with the conveniences they afford. In this always-on world, being disconnected is simply unacceptable. Whether in our homes, our backyards, or our places of business, we want to be able to check in with friends and be aware of

WHEN HOMEOWNERS REMODEL they generally aim to make better use of space, add functionality, or modernize the layout and decor. This award-winning home received all of this and more through the addition of a Control4 home automation system that integrates lighting control, thermostats, A/V equipment, and security to help simplify daily life for the homeowners.

UNFINISHED BASEMENTS are full of opportunity for homeowners who want to show how much can be done with a blank slate. There’s a sense of pride that comes from being able to take a room once used for target practice or ATV storage and transform it into a glamorous entertainment space for the entire family

IMAGINE DRIVING BALLS on some of the most famous courses in the world or comparing your swing to masters like Tiger Woods, all without ever leaving home. That’s what this homeowner does nearly every day, marrying his love of golf with music and movies via a complete basement remodel that transformed an unwelcoming space into

IN THE REALM OF HIGH-TECH HOMES, there are complete professionally installed systems that encompass everything from security to A/V to lighting and home automation system control, and there are do-it-yourself (DIY) setups in which the homeowner cultivates and installs his or her own electronic systems. This 5,200-square-foot home located in an idyllic enclave of estate

AUDIO OFTEN TAKES A BACK SEAT to video during the design of a home theater. Considering all the hype over 3D and high-res 4K video, it’s difficult not to focus most of your energy on integrating a super-huge screen and state-of-the-art projector. While this award-winning theater’s video setup is nothing to sneeze at, it’s the

WHEN MOST OF US THINK of escaping to a mountain retreat, it’s to a small “rustic” cabin where a 24-inch TV and central heating are the only technological comforts. Not these homeowners. They firmly believed that technology was essential to manage and fully enjoy their sprawling 15,000-square-foot Colorado mountain vacation home. No expense was spared—whether

HOME THEATER DESIGN is all about creating an experience. When done right, a home theater is a room specifically engineered to transport you far from the normalcy of your everyday life and engross your senses in a visual and auditory wonderland. Commercial theaters generally achieve this with sheer size and volume, but this Crestron-controlled home

OUT OF ALL THE ROOMS IN THE HOME, THE MASTER SUITE demands the aura of sanctuary above all others. But creating such an escape doesn’t mean that technology must be relegated to the basement home theater or outdoor music system. Instead, the owners of this award-winning master suite—a couple that also lives in a

OWNING AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF HISTORY brings with it a unique set of responsibilities. Be it a coin handed down from your great-great-grandfather, a book autographed by a literary icon, or an approximately 6,000-square-foot structure on New York City’s Upper East Side with a prolific past life, preservation is paramount. The owners of this award-winning

YOU’D NEVER GUESS THAT HIDDEN behind this historic 1.6-acre estate in Pasadena, Calif., is one of the swankiest outdoor audio and lighting control systems around. By day, guests and homeowners can saunter through lush gardens that do the city’s botanical heritage justice. By night, technology emerges to transform this daytime utopia into a world-class event